Learner Perspective: “When I started learning
English I needed to practice my English, so my
youngest sister and I agreed to speak in English to each
other everyday. It was great for developing our fluency;
however, our accuracy was very weak as we did not
have anybody correcting our
errors, addressing our word
choices, or helping us with
tenses. It sounded like we
spoke English, but it was kind
of speaking English in an Indonesian
way (English words
were used, but the way we
carried it out was like we spoke in Indonesian). I
developed bad language habits without realizing I had
them because I was never reminded or corrected. I agree
that a language expresses culture, and this was what I
did not really grasp. It was proven by my failures in
understanding and communicating with native speakers.
I knew and understood that I had problems with
English. It was not only the pronunciation issues, but it
was a complex problem.”